Menu plan – week ending April 5, 2012

Posted by Fay on Mar 31, 2012 in Food, Meal planning | 0 comments

This week’s menu plan will be based on No Frills grocery deals for the week ending April 5, 2012. Sunday Chicken Florentine Pasta (omitting tomatoes) Fresh boneless, skinless chicken breasts – $3.44/lb or $7.58/kg Saputo Mozzarella cheese 500 g – $3.97 Campbell’s chicken broth 900 mL – $1.88 Neilson 10% cream 500 mL – $0.99 Fresh bunched spinach – $0.88...

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Saving money with a meal plan

Posted by Fay on Mar 18, 2012 in Food | 2 comments

I’ve explained how I save using store flyers and coupons but I haven’t demonstrated how to meal plan according to the sales. I made this meal plan/shopping list using only one store flyer, without poring over cookbooks or relying on coupons to reduce the cost.  The menu is not gourmet but it’s definitely child-friendly and easy to execute at the end of a busy day. Using a bit...

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Dinner on a budget

Posted by Fay on Jan 17, 2012 in Food, Meal planning | 0 comments

I usually don’t buy meat from warehouse-style grocery stores (e.g. Food Basics, No Frills, etc.) because they sell thawed, previously frozen meat or worse yet, they mix fresh and previously frozen meats together to make up their ground beef/chicken/pork. I prefer to buy meat that is either fresh or frozen because really, it can’t be both. I made an exception this week when I saw the...

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